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Here’s The Thing….

08 Sunday Feb 2015

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Jim Geraghty, Mickey White, The Jim And Mickey Show

Five months ago The Jim and Mickey Show debuted and I haven’t been the same since… “Here’s the thing” is their signature phrase and the three little words I can’t wait to hear all week.

National Review’s Jim Geraghty and Conservative Broadcast veteran Mickey White teamed up and started a weekly radio show that is essentially, “We’re conservative, so what?”

If Seinfeld was a TV show about nothing, The Jim and Mickey Show is a show about everything.

“We’re conservative, so what?”

They speak about pop culture, movies, TV, Football (I capitalize football because if you love Jim and Mickey football is Football), holidays, Halloween (see Football), sex, politics, television and general everything, ‘stuff’.

They are the Tracy and Hepburn of talk radio, the unmarried Burns and Allen who work so well, likely because they are not.

She is my Taylor Swift and has eyebrows to die for. He is my Jerry Seinfeld. Geraghty’s droll wit usually leads to, “welp.. we just lost Mickey” as she dissolves into laughter.  Every week I am one of thousands of people who feel like they are talking just to me. Once they did,

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After years of being marginalized by the mainstream media, we have now had a voice that makes us feel welcome and normal in everyday society again.

She’s Mickey White, he’s Jim Geraghty, and I be all like ; 

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Je Suis Charlie

08 Thursday Jan 2015

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Everyone Draw Mohaammed, Je Suis Charlie, Not afraid

Everyone Draw Mohammed. In whatever manner you are able. charlie

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Jewish Mom gives one daffy duck the business.

10 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by Honky Tonk Jew in Commentary and Causes, News, News and Politics

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Holocaust, Israel

And I’ts BEAUTIFUL!

@NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek I fail to see how having been the victim of a genocide makes it OK to turn around & commit it against someone else

— Arkle (@arkle) December 8, 2014

@arkle genocide? Really? Show me the population statistics. Hint: the numbers have to go DOWN @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

@ronwash22 @szysgt @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek Yeah. they just keep having babies, no matter how many of them Israel murders. How dare they.

— Arkle (@arkle) December 9, 2014

@arkle show me the population stats, together with the birth rate stats. We'll do the math together @ronwash22 @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

@szysgt @ronwash22 @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek Seriously, you are arguing like a Holocaust denier right now.

— Arkle (@arkle) December 9, 2014

@arkle stop deflecting, prove your claim of genocide. @ronwash22 @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

@szysgt @ronwash22 @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek Stop using the tragedy of the Holocaust to justify the theft of land & life from Palestinians.

— Arkle (@arkle) December 9, 2014

@arkle you claimed there is/has been a genocide of Palestinians, I asked you to prove it. That's it @ronwash22 @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

@szysgt @ronwash22 @NuritBaytch @RaniaKhalek Okay, how about if I add the word "attempted" in front of it, Ms. Pedantic?

— Arkle (@arkle) December 9, 2014

@arkle so, not only are you a libelous liar, you are a fool. You can't even prove attempted genocide. #donewithyou

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

@szysgt (2/2) genocides only count when they're over, not when they're ongoing.

— Arkle (@arkle) December 9, 2014

@arkle oh, so while genocides are ongoing, population numbers go up? #cantmakethisup

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

@szysgt Let's just call this what is; you're trying to use a semantic argument to distract from the nation state of Israel's war crimes.

— Arkle (@arkle) December 9, 2014

@arkle I'm not trying to distract from or defend anything-just showing you can't prove your slander, therefore you are a bigoted liar + dumb

— Loot My Pantry (@szysgt) December 9, 2014

Word.

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Lather, Rinse, Repeat

30 Sunday Nov 2014

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Black Lives Matter, Planned Parenthood

I posted the great Michelle Malkin’s “To Stop the Multiplication of the Unfit”, the harrowing true story of Margaret Sanger’s true agenda in founding Planned Parenthood on their own action wall on Facebook.

http://michellemalkin.com/2012/02/10/to-stop-the-multiplication-of-the-unfit-to-stop-the-multiplication-of-the-unfit/

Not surprisingly, I was immediately called a racist for objecting to the wholesale slaughter of black babies. Black lives matter, but only if you agree with their narrative. Like Pavlovian dogs, it works every single time. Say this.

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And you will hear this.

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Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Where there is smoke…..

24 Monday Nov 2014

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Bill Cosby

To date,18 women have accused noted actor and comedian Bill Cosby of rape or sexual misconduct in some degree or another. Sixteen of accusations have been lodged in the media or social media in the past week.

On behalf of all victims, it is to be hoped that is none of this is bandwagon jumping or hysteria. Does any of this sound alarming?

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Jesus Be Damned

23 Sunday Nov 2014

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football, Media Bias, Oakland

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr ended the Oakland Raiders 368 day losing streak in a surprise victory against the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday night.

Here is how ESPN, the AP  and the Oakland Tribune quoted him.

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http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_26982310/raiders-stun-chiefs-first-win-season?source=rss

http://http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554293

And here is what he really said…..

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Just another whining Feminazi

20 Thursday Nov 2014

Posted by Honky Tonk Jew in Commentary and Causes, News and Politics

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InternationalMensDay, YesAllWomen

In any juvenile bullying situation, you will see a bully, a target and many, many bystanders. These bystanders are kids who know better, feel awful but do not speak out. If one would, think about it. The impact it would have on the entire situation would be awe-inspiring. Other children would immediately speak out; the bully would hear this, as would those who identify with the aggressor and those who feel sympathy as well as the victim.

One voice has the power to make another voice speak up, or silence the laughter of another. It can make another shut up or make yet another realize he or she isn’t alone and this isn’t ok, but I will be someday.

The laws of the jungle carry forth to the means streets of social media and life. Women put up with rude comments online and cat calling in public and are now ridiculed for asking for legislation to outlaw this boorish behavior.

Don’t get me wrong, I am always happy to dump on these Shiite feministas, however my own experiences make me at least understand why they might be asking for such laws, society never sticks up for them. They didn’t as children and they don’t as adults. As a whole, we are teaching our children not to bully, but we aren’t teaching them what to do when they see it in action.

Everyone has either been catcalled or witnessed the same. But has anyone ever witnessed a male bystander just standing up and telling the All talk no action bigmouth to just shut up? I haven’t either. Men say whatever they want, at any time to whomever they want all the time with positive results. When a woman tries this the outcome is not quite the same.

I recently took down a picture I loved from a collection for which I paid several hundred dollars because I got tired of the following strangers’ comments:

“What Can I say? Your Header pic won me over”

“Mostly the uncropped version, which reminds me, I’ve got a Jacuzzi that’s been acting up. “ 

“well….are you going to come fix it or not?”

One week later….

“so about that tub…”

Teachable moment for those of you who may need one, when your “compliments” are met with silence, they are not compliments they are creepy. And for those of you who did see it and said nothing, well next time you see me, slap me for not knowing my place. Because of creepsters and crapweasels, I can’t have nice things.

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A gay man’s perspective on Arizona’s pending SB1062

26 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by Honky Tonk Jew in Commentary and Causes, News and Politics

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Arizona, constitution, SB1062

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So in response to the above on Facebook, this brilliant, openly gay son of one of my friends had this to say. In advance, may I just add….? Ann Coulter? Watch your back. Andrew Stephens is about to school you..

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I’ve held off on putting my thoughts out there about this, because when I tried to, it turned into this crazy long, winding essay.

The heart of the issue for me is this: I believe that a natural, inalienable right to liberty is the foundation of a person’s right to be gay, free from government coercion, just as it’s the foundation of a persons right to choose who they associate with based on their personal beliefs.

What happens when the people’s natural right to their liberty collides with the desire to mandate “equality” for a subgroup of the population? Although it may not have been the case in the past, I’d say it would be easier to allow people the right to “discriminate” today because, largely, there are so many other options for people beyond needing to associate with “discriminating” parties.

Of course, a political faction that takes no time to emphasize the consequence of choices and culture, but rather blames any and all bad outcomes in life on “discrimination,” wouldn’t feel the same way. But, this situation raises so many questions about the role of the state in preventing “discrimination,” empowered by a political majority, when in the past the state has, via a political majority, MANDATED discrimination (I assure you, I didn’t use the term “mandate” just because I’ve dated men).

Where does the role of the state begin and where does it end? There is not, and never will be, equality in life. No two people will be equal by all measures, nor do they need to be. Happiness and success are subjective human concepts. But the Left has this obsession with “business.” I assume no mainstream Leftists would suggest that people don’t have the right to refuse entry into their home, even for the most “bigoted” and idiotic reasons. But what makes a business different from a home? The fact that money changes hands there? Well, if that’s the case, I guess a home becomes a business if someone runs a small business out of it or the parents pay the children an allowance.

Anyway, moving on from that, I have to say: in a discussion on it earlier today with a liberal friend, the topic somehow pivoted from “a photographer/baker not wanting to provide services for a gay wedding, while not refusing to serve gays in a more general sense” to “GAYS CAN’T GET ANY SERVICES IN ARIZONA, THEY’RE DYING!!!!!”

When I pointed out the problem with that argument, I was told I had a point. The real issue here isn’t whether or not this bill is “anti-gay,” it’s whether or not the state has a legitimate role in forcing people to deal with other people, and for what, if any, reasons the presence of “business” changes the equation. The fact that this debate hasn’t even dealt with the difference between, say, denying someone a cake for their wedding and, say, denying someone life-saving medical treatment speaks volumes, I think. In a general way freedom of association is a fundamental right that separates us from a more communistic sort of arrangement.

If we’re generally free in our lives to pursue a living on our terms, rather than terms dictated to us by the state (collectivism), well, we’re pretty free. If we aren’t, we’re slaves to the prevailing political and moral order.

Some would say that’s fine. As long as it meshes with THEIR preferred concept of morality. But that brings us back to the problem, doesn’t it? Is the only difference between the legitimate legal expression of morality and the illegitimate legal expression of morality simply who is in power at the time and can make the laws? That’s not consistent with a belief in a natural right to individual liberty, which again, I believe is the foundation of a human’s right to be gay.

Anyway, this turned into a long, winding thing once again! The point is, I think the shrillest of “gay rights” complainers are no longer seeking the freedom to be who they are.they’re trying to force people to like them, to accept them, on THEIR terms and no one else’s. And, speaking as a gay man, that’s not the right way to go. Especially when we’re talking about photos and cake.

Andrew Stephens, NYC

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A load if bull on a bill

23 Sunday Feb 2014

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Arizona, SB1062

Controversial AZ State bill 1062 deserves some daylight, as do the people pushing agendas.

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The Politics of Party Purity

16 Sunday Feb 2014

Posted by Honky Tonk Jew in Commentary and Causes, News and Politics

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Arizona, GOP, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Kristen Sinema, politics

Recently, I’ve been lamenting Mitt Romney’s loss and have been pretty frustrated with people who simply didn’t vote or voted for Gary Johnson, a great guy and obviously far more qualified than Barack Obama to be sure, but it begs the question…  Are you still happy with how you voted? 

But I began thinking about it in terms of John McCain, Jeff Flake and the democrat majority now on the hill representing Arizona made possible both by gerrymandering and “politics of party purity” in Arizona. And thinking how I will NEVER, EVER cast another vote for McCain for Flake, (or McFlake as I like to think of him)

And that makes me one big fat hypocrite.

I can’t turn back the clock and try and reason with other Libertarians on how Mitt would have run a pro free enterprise White House. But I can sure learn from them and support primary runs against entrenched incumbents that forget what party they are in and who they represent. But if they retain their place on the ballot, I would be voting against myself to vote for the democrat to run them off.

In order to stop this downward trajectory of our country as it is being dragged towards progressivism with the help of a complicit media, I am going to have to adopt some of that diversity and flexibility that I keep talking about. 

It may be extremely painful for me to get behind an ill qualified GOP candidate to unseat Kristin Sinema this fall, but perhaps I will be better served if I act as an agent of change instead of staying home in utter defiance.  Either way, pain will be involved, it’s just a matter of picking your poison. 

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